Bible Dictionaries
Hunker

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hunker'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hunker.html. 1828.